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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Enever, Janet – ELT Journal, 2014
While substantial attention has been given to the introduction of English from the very start of schooling in many European countries today, there remains an insufficient supply of motivated, well-prepared teachers available and willing to meet this demand. This article reviews current mechanisms in Europe aimed at supporting the provision of…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, English Teacher Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Educational Quality
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López-Gopar, Mario E. – ELT Journal, 2014
The purpose of this article is to present one significant part of a large-scale critical-ethnographic-action-research project (CEAR Project) carried out in Oaxaca, Mexico. The overall CEAR Project has been conducted since 2007 in different Oaxacan elementary schools serving indigenous and mestizo (mixed-race) children. In the CEAR Project, teacher…
Descriptors: Mexicans, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Lin, Ming Huei; Li, Ji-Jhen; Hung, Po Yi; Huang, Hui-Wen – ELT Journal, 2014
This article investigates the effects of blogging as an approach to journal writing in the EFL writing classroom by means of a 16-week comparative experiment involving two groups of EFL college students. The experimental group (EG) was required to blog daily while the control group (CG) was asked to do so using traditional pen-and-paper methods.…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Black, Stephen; Yasukawa, Keiko – ELT Journal, 2012
This paper describes how ESOL and vocational teachers in an Australian technical and further education (TAFE) institute work together to prepare students to complete their vocational courses and obtain employment. Students are concurrently enrolled in an ESOL and a vocational course, and the teachers of these courses work closely together, jointly…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
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Newbold, David – ELT Journal, 2009
The major European testing agencies have calibrated their exams to the levels of language proficiency described in the Common European Framework (CEFR). In Italy, where the Framework has been enthusiastically embraced, external exams are now frequently used within the state education system as they are believed to provide reliable, widely…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, Foreign Countries, Certification, English (Second Language)
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Williams, Jessica – ELT Journal, 2009
The practicum is an important part of most TESL programmes; however, many novice teachers seek practical experiences beyond the practicum as part of their preparation for entering the profession. Collaborative projects between language learners and pre-service language teachers can offer such valuable practical experiences for both groups. The…
Descriptors: Practicums, Preservice Teachers, Native Speakers, English (Second Language)